Keep On Venting – Ep. 3 – There’s a Whole Ecosystem?
"Hydrothermal vents and the dynamic ecosystems that live amid the darkness are vital to our beautiful planet and its cycles." Explore geochemical and microbiological interactions,...
MoreKeep On Venting – Ep. 2 – What is Chemosynthesis?
Hydrothermal vents are some of the most biologically active areas in the deep sea. Why? How can creatures not only survive, but *thrive* in areas...
MoreKeep On Venting – Ep. 1 – A Hydrothermal What?
How do interactions between the Earth's rocky crust, molten core, and liquid oceans create hydrothermal vents? What exactly are these vents, and why are they...
MoreThe Opening of the Gulf of California
Tectonic plates are in constant motion, slowly moving along the Earth’s mantle as hot magma circulates below. These slow-moving plates are responsible for the formation...
MoreHistoria geológica de las cuencas del Golfo de California
English translation below. Existen tres límites principales de placas tectónicas: Divergente, es el lugar en donde dos placas se separan, lo que origina que el...
MoreLife Found a Way
One of the most well-known pop-cultural science references comes from the classic 1993 film “Jurassic Park." Throughout the film a renegade mathematician specializing in chaos...
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/ArtCente, Data to Discovery Program, and The Orphan Lab
DeepSEE: A Virtual Window Under the Waves
In a few clicks, without even leaving our offices, we could be 3,660 meters underwater - looking at the animals and microbes living at hydrothermal...
MoreScience Story – Microorganism Champions – Video Update
Microorganisms are the champions of changing the chemistry of ecosystems, and oftentimes they form exciting partnerships with one another to create new, unique types of...
MoreDeep Sea Alliances
Relationships between Marine Invertebrates and Bacteria Forty years ago, scientists discovered invertebrates at the bottom of the ocean that forever changed how we view life...
MoreA Mountain in a Grain of Sand
How a Dirty Paper Towel Changed My View of the Matterhorn Vent Traducción al español a continuación. I am a geochemist. My primary job on...
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ROV SuBastian / SOI
Understanding Life through Hydrothermal Vents
Research vessels, like the R/V Falkor, are excellent tools for studying and understanding life on Earth. With state-of-the-art technology armed by a full team of...
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ROV SuBastian / SOI
Heat Flow and Vent Chemistry – Video Update
"The Auka Vent Field is relatively close (to the JaichMaa'ja'ag field), so we were expecting to find similar readings. We were surprised to find out...
MoreTOCAR Y DIBUJAR
English translation below. SuBastian nos abrió paso en la oscuridad. Una medusa y otros seres saludaron en el camino. En las orillas de la cuenca...
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd
Science Story – Marine Geophysicist – Video Update
"Picture an avocado; its seed is the Earth’s core, the flesh is the mantle, and its thin skin is the Earth’s crust. That’s what I...
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd
Faults and Cracks
The following is the opinion of Monika Naranjo-Shepherd. Taducción al español a continuación. The other day I was browsing through my social media feed and...
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd
Artist-At-Sea – Conversing with Rocks – Video Update
"I believe observation trigger the creative process. Science and art are both creative and require observation. They compliment each other as ways to ask questions...
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd
Una Historia Contada por Rocas
English translation below. Los cruceros oceanográficos siempre generan mucha expectativa en la comunidad científica. Poder realizar inmersiones en las profundidades del mar, observar organismos que...
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd
Science Story – Marine Geologist – Video Update
Co-Chief Scientist Ronald M. Spelz-Madero gives a quick insight into how he became a marine geologist and some of his notable experiences during such work....
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Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd
Architecture of the Depths
Traducción al español a continuación In all of the known universe, Earth is the only planet that hosts not only life, but also liquid water...
MoreTectonics and Mapping – Video Update
"Our aim is to acquire high-resolution images of the seafloor so we can better interpret all of the tectonic processes related to the ongoing opening...
MoreEl Horizonte No Esta Lejos
(English translation follows below) Es otoño, Venus una estrella del atardecer, y desde la cubierta del R/V Falkor podemos ver el relieve montañoso de la...
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